Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
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The Newport and New York Rapid
Transit company have been incorporated.
The Coliusville wooleu mills at Dracu5
have shut down Indefinitely for lack Of
orders.
A successful experim Mt with petroleum
for fuel has just been completed on an en-"
gine of the Providence & Boston road. In
stead Of shovelling coal the fireman has to
control the supply Of petroleum by means Of
two valves. 1t is estimated That the cost Of
fuel from Boston to Providence is 81.
The Boston Herald suggests that the proper
use of the fork be added TO Kindergarten
curricula.
A MSS meeting has been held in Worces-
ter to protest against building O postoffice
on the Common.
Mrs Potter of Marlboro, Mass, is in jli
on a charge of selling mortgaged property.
Miss Ada Griffin of Montville, Me-, whose
parents opposed her marriage, attempted
suicide with paris green; recovery doubtful.
The Salvation Army of America is in
camp at The Weirs, N. Fl.
Charles Buchanan, aged Is years, in at
tempting to jump from a moving train at
Braytonville, Mass, broke his arm aal res
ceived internal injuries that will prove tltaL
Arthur B. Flanders, a pupil in the Pierce
school, Dover, N. H., aged years, has en-
tered suit for $1,000 through his father
against Miss Laura A. Hayes for alleged
damages for injuries received by unneces-
sary corporal punichment
The pay train on the New York g. New
England road killed Joseph Smalley and
wife at Stormville, near Brewsters, CT. The
woman ran on the track and turned her
back to the train. In the attempt to save
his wife Smalley was also killed. A few
minutes before the accident the two were
seen drinking from bottle of whi key.
The Woonsocket (Mass) Agricultural So
ciety has voted to pay Frank Hayden the
premium won by Lulu H. at a race last fall
Payment was refused on the ground that the
horse had made record previously under
another name. Hayden brought suit against
the society and lost The society now vQlun-
teers 10 pay it.
Mr.. H. W. Clarke, father of Lieut.. Clarke,
whose sudden death by shooting on board
the U. S. S. Iroquois at Panama last month
has caused much interest, maintains that his
son was murdered.
The exports of live stock and dressed meats
per steamships from the port of Boston for
the foreign markets for the week ending
June 1S, were 1921 cattle and 17l6 quarters
of b,ef.
Thomas Walker of Taunton, who was ar
rested for stealing meal bags from an O.d
Colony freight car, was sentenced for Iino
months. He made three desperate attempts
to hang himself at the Central police station,
but did not succeed, owing to the interven-
ton Of the officers.
Hyde Park, Mass, is stringing wires for
electric lights.
The SS5 Old Colony train was delayed 50
minutes by striking COW.
E. Mclean, while fixing wire on the Bos-
ton & Lowell road, was struck by train.
Injuries not COnSlQereQ serious.
James B. Morlow. an insane patient who
escaped from the Maine asylum, went to his
home He killed his wife's brother with a
club, and all but killed his wife by stoning
her. He was finally secured after hard
struggle.
Jeremiah Reardon has been found
drowned off North ferry slip, Boston.
Daniel o Connell of Stamford, vt, while
locking for cattle, accompanied by his dog,
was attacked by large bear. OConnell
was unarmed, grasped the limb Of a tree,
when the bear caught him by the foot, lacer<
ating the calf of the leg badly. The bear
followed him into the tree. Both fell TO tho
ground, where another struggle took place.
The dog then tackled the bear, which was
thus attracted from O'Connell, who was
enabled to escape. OConnells wounds are
very serious, but not necessarily fatal.
Jessie G. Morse, bright, attractive mis5
of Is years, has been missing from her home
in Franklin, Mass, for several days. 1t has
been ascertained that she has gone to New
York
The steam yacht Marion caught under
the pier of the Boston and Maine railroad
bridge between Salem and Beverly, and
filed and sunk.
While attempting 10 escape from Police
officer James Sylvester of Boston fell
distance of 81 feet between two buildings,
and became wedged into a space cnly seven
inches wide; severely injured
In response to Boston's request for direct
mail service with the Azores, Supt Bel
says that nothing would be gained thereby.
The Baptist Church in Hopkinton, N. H.,
has extended a unanimous call to Rev. Her
bert E. Thlyer, recent graduate of New,
ton theological Seminary
1t is rumored that the Merchants woo,en
mill of East Dedham, Mass, win soon start
up again. 1t is not considered correct.
The Sunday newsboys in Milford have
struck for larger percentages.
Hiram Clark, brakeman on the Boston
G. Providence railroad, while coupling cars
at the Canton station, had his right fore
| fiuger and thumb crushed.
The bark President, Capt. Trip, from
the Atlantic ocean, has taken 5S4 barrels OF
sperm, $50 of whale oil AMI ii of blacklish
| oil in a thres years cruise.
Conductor Hill, while collecting fares on
the B. 81 L road swa lowed 10 cent piece,
which passed down his windpipe and became
lodged near the lett lung, Med cal aid was
summoned, and au incison was made near
the locality by the physician.